Ryan Gosling has spoken about his role in the forthcoming Blade Runner sequel, saying the film has a ‘huge responsibility’.

The Hollywood heartthrob is set to star opposite Harrison Ford in the forthcoming sequel to the cult classic 1982 sci-fi movie, and has dropped a few details of how excited he is to be involved with the project which has just started filming.

Speaking to SciFiNow magazine (via Film News), Ryan said: ‘As an actor, to be a part of a project like this is unbelievable. It’s unreal, but they are being very secret about the project.

Harrison Ford in the original Blade Runner (Picture: Allstar)

‘Obviously Blade Runner is a seminal science fiction movie. It really set the bar, and is probably one of the most borrowed-from science fiction films, aside from Alien.’

Original director Ridley Scott is back to produce Blade Runner 2, with directing duties going to Sicario’s Denis Villeneuve, and Ryan has assured everyone there’s a lot of buzz surrounding the sequel from the makers.

‘There’s certainly a lot of excitement around the project,’ Ryan added. ‘There’s a huge responsibility as well.

‘I think we all feel that, but we’re not doing it on our own. We’re doing it with Ridley (Scott) and with Harrison’s help, and they are experts.’

If you’re unfamiliar with the original, it follows Rick Deckard’s mission to track down genetically engineered replicants in a dystopian depiction of Los Angeles.

Poster art for the original Blade Runner (Picture: Warner Bros)

Along with Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, the sequel is also set to star Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Dave Bautista and House Of Cards’ Robin Wright in also unspecified roles.